They have nothing to do with liver function but liver injury. Something is injuring the liver at a very slow rate. Even mild elevations as yours are, if it persists over years then it can be serious. It really depends on the cause. Some causes are more of a problem than others. It is important for your doctor to consider the cause if the levels stay elevated.
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The most common reason for this is a virus that causes acute bronchitis.

10% caused by bacteria. It is very worrisome if you have an underlying lung disease, copd, for example. Shortness or breath or fever (especially a late fever rather than the first few days of the illness) is also bad. Late fever is always a reason to go to the doctor right away. Any fever over 65 would also be worrisome.
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If takes quite a bit of force with a cough to break a rib especially in a young woman.

Even then you would not expect the bone to move in the process so much for the shape to change. If i were your doctor i would want the chance to feel the area, listen to what happened and think it through. Does the story make sense for what he/she is feeling in the ribs? If not more testing might be helpful.
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Infrapatellar bursitis will frequently complain of pain and swelling in the front knee below the patella that can radiate below the knee often, is causes severe pain with kneeling or walking down stairs. Common symptoms of itbs ileotibial band syndrome (a different problem), are burning pain in the outside part of the knee. Both do well with treatment.
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Over-pronation (easy to diagnose by a doctor) or flat feet can be corrected with orthotics that are otc about $50. Physical therapy will help depending on the length of time the problem has been going on and the amount of damage the grinding has caused in back of the knee cap.
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Popping can mean several things, some much more significant than others.

Pain generally means something isn't right, even that damage is occurring. That is definitely worth asking your doctor about. You can save yourself a whole lot of problems by asking a doctor knowledgable about knees before damage is done. If your primary doctor can't give you a specific diagnosis see orthopedics.
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This is a difficult problem for which cold turkey coming off it may be the easy way to come a lot of sweets.

However, the best way to create a craving is eat a carbohydrate on an empty stomach. If you eat that same carb every day after a meal the craving will be much less. For example if it is ice cream, eat the ice cream immediately after supper every night. Eat it later- expect cravings.
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About 40% with pcos may experience Insulin resistance and eventually become diabetics.

The exact relationship is with pcos and Insulin is quite complex biochemically. The key is to keep your weight as low as possible (within the normal range). Every 2.5 lbs changes diabetes risk by 15% so every little bit makes a big difference. How often depends on the individual; your HDL and triglycerides.
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